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Tasty Savoury Muffin Recipe

Here is a colourful, tasty snack that you could convince yourself is healthy enough to be eaten as part of a sensible diet. It came from an English cookbook discovered on a recent trip.

Ingredients

125g (4 oz) Cheddar cheese

180g (6 oz) baby spinach leaves

275g (10oz) plain or all-purpose flour

1 tbsp baking powder

1 tbsp sugar

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

2 medium eggs

175ml (6 fl oz) milk

85g (3 oz) melted salted butter

Preparation

Grate the cheese and finely chop the spinach

Sift flour, baking powder and stir in sugar, salt and pepper

Stir in cheese and spinach

Beat eggs, milk and butter until smooth

Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir until well-mixed

Pour the batter into a muffin pan and bake at 375F for 30 minutes

John's Notes

The ingredient quantities shown make 6 Texas-size muffins. Why "Texas-size" in an English recipe? As you may know, Texas is south of New York, Philadelphia and Washington which are three small communities in the north-east of England. Well ... you asked.

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